I muse on the acceptability of progressive rock from time to time. I used to listen and be a zealot when younger (despite some Punk Rock War misgivings) and I like to indulge now and again . A peculiar quirk of this style is how some of the most virtuoso, musically proficient music can best…

Hidden within realms ‘unknown’ – presumably either some desolate field in Scandinavia or a deteriorating flat in East London – sit electronic outfit Nordic Giants. Merging images and sound is not a particularly novel concept; but the twisted way upon which the duo go about their creations make them a hipster’s wet dream. Manchester’s Deaf…

Braiding a habitual acoustic folk frame with celestial vocals, American duo The Milk Carton Kids stand out against the revivalists refashioning a pure genre; serene anthems, idyllic within their gratifying melodies, encompass the Californian’s work that the absence of groove retains the roots upon which their soothing sound ambles. Grammy Award nominated in 2013 for…

Canadian band The Wooden Sky have announced their highly anticipated fourth album Let’s Be Ready, out on June 15th via Nevado Music. This release marks the start of new beginnings, as the tireless roots rockers conceived the album amidst a time of many changes while they parted ways with one of the groups founding members.…

Pressing “play” on the first solo track from Kingsley Chapman from the much missed Chapman Family is, initially, a surprise. But a pleasant one. Far from the guitar driven rage of his former group, Olympians delivers a Teeside Tango that would work as well for Bryan Ferry. A grandiose woodwind and piano piece topped with…